Park and Recreation Commission - Regular Meeting

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC COMMENT

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Minutes of April 15,2026, presented for approval

Excuse the absence of Board Member Ramirez from the April 15, 2026 regular meeting of the Cultural Heritage Board

To amend Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code (RMC) to implement minor, non-substantive clarifications and corrections.

Proposal by Darrin Olson of Iron Lofts, LLC to consider a Certificate of Appropriateness request for infill development within a historic district (Seventh Street East Historic District) and the integration of a Structure of Merit (Barely Mills Building), located at 3596 Commerce Street, into the overall development consisting of the construction of a Mixed Use development consisting of 291 residential dwelling units and 9 live/work units. The 7.03-acre project site consists of 12 parcels, a 0.63-acre portion of 6th Street, and 0.15-acre portion of an alley and is partially developed with industrial buildings. The project site is located on the east side of Commerce Street between Mission Inn Avenue and 5th Street, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department

recommends that the Cultural Heritage Board determine the project will not have a significant effect on Cultural Resources and recommend the Planning Commission adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951) 826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov.

Proposal by Robyn Peterson, Museum of Riverside Director, to consider a Certificate of Appropriateness request for rehabilitation of the Harada House (National Historic Landmark and City Landmark #23), consisting of lifting the house to rebuild the foundations, structural stabilization, leveling of the house, reinstallation of salvaged and stored siding and other original elements, and rehabilitation of all interior and exterior surface. The project site is located at 3356 Lemon Street on the east side of Lemon Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department determined the is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), review pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15331 (Historic Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project consist of the construction of a new single-family residence within a residential historic district that is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951) 826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov.

Update on the status of the architectural design for Harada House, Phase I, and the Harada House Interpretive Center (formerly known as Robinson House) presented by Robyn Peterson, Museum of Riverside Director.

Items for future Cultural Heritage Board consideration as requested by members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the Cultural Heritage Board as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will be agendized for future discussion.